Machine for topping and digging beets.



IR. E. POWLER & E. L. VBRMILYA. MACHINE. ron TOPPING AND nieuwe BEBTs.

- APPLIU'ATIQN FILED JUNE ze. 191s. l y09 1,823. v Patented Mar. 31,1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

@mmm/A y B.. E. POWLER & E. L. VBRMILYA. MACHINE PoR TOPPING AND DIGGINGBBETs.

AIPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1913.

Patented Mar'. 31, 1914,

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.ROY E. FOWLEIR. AND IVEDGAR L. VERMILYA, OF FREMONT, HO.

'-lllACHIN-E FOIR- TDPPING AND DIGGNG BEETS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Emittente@ iwal'. 31, 1914."

i .application filed June 26, 1913. Serial No. 775,930.

secured to the sides of the tongue 3, as shown,

Pivotally secured to the arms .'To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we., Roi E. Fownnn and EDGARL. VERMILYA, citizens ofthe United 5,. of the States, residing at Fremont, in the countydowniiardly extending yoke Il, *are rear- 60 'of Sanduskyzand Stateottlhimhave inventwai-diy extending bars 13, 13, which have ed certainnew andwnse'fu Improvements in their outer orrear ends forked, and rota-Machines tor Topping and lngging Beets, tably mounted in each 'fork is acutter-disk of whiclfthe following? is a specification. 14, on the arms15, 15, of a yoke 16; each This linvention relates, in a general way,cutter-disk being provided with'a suitable @5 hub or sleeve 1r, uponwhich are secured means whereby rotation of said cutter-disks may beaccomplished. lt will b'avobserved` that by reason of the disks beinglimounted on the arms of the yoke 16, the cutting edges A 70 'tocultivators, but more particularly to ma- :chines for topping anddigging beets, and `similar articles, and it consists in the generalarrangement, construction and combination of the several parts of thedevice, as will notches in digger-bars be hereinafter fully described,and briefly yset forth in the claims. n

The principal object of the invention is to provide a machine of thesimplest construction consistent with efficiency and, durability, and tothis end we have produced the machine illustrated in the-accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved beettopper and digger, with one-of 25f 'plan view; Fig. 3,a rear elevation,and Fig the wheels thereof removed; Fig. 2, -a top 4 a detail of one ofthe disk-cutters. Y,

Referring to the several views, the numeral `l indicates the cultivatortrame, 2 the wheels upon which said frame is mounted, and 8* the pole ortongue of the cultivator. At the orward'end of the :trarne l ispivotally secured a downwardly extending yoke 4, andto each arm 5 ofthis yoke is pivotally connected a rearwardly extending-bar' 6 havingits rear end curved downwardly andterminatingvin a digger 7 as shown.Connected to' each of the said bars 6, forward of the digger portionthereof, is a shovel ory spreader 8, similar to those of right and leftvhand plows. rllhe bars 6 are held in a fixed separated position by asuitable cross-barrer rod 9, so secured to said bars 6 that each may beraised or lowered independently of, the other, andisaid bars 6.'together with the diggers and shovels or spreaders carried thereby, areraised and lowered by 'means of levers 10, 10, which are pivoted to theopposite sides of the pole or tongue 3, each lever being connected withthe diggerbar 6 beneath it by means of a suitable chain, similar tothose used on cultivators. The

6, when raised are held in elevated position by means of pins11,"l1,'pro jecting from the levers 10, 10, engaging the periphery ofsegments 12, 12,

dent. the frame 1,. ,1s4 a depending bar 19, suitably sa of said diskswill, at all times, be heldj'ln ,iuxtapositioin and ready for thecutting `or topping operation. Each hub orsleevel? is provided,preferably, with a' suitable sprocket wheel 18 through which rotation is75 imparted to said cutter-disks. r The hub of each 'Wheel 2, of theframe,-is provided with a similar sprocket wheel, 26,' and is connectedwith o`ne of the sprocket wheels 18 .on the hub or sleeve 17 of acutter-.disk 14, as is evi- 3e dent, by a suitable spioket chain 27, asis apparent, whereby the ciitters 141:,v4 14:, are operated from saidwheels 2, 2, as is evi- Itigidly secured trl-"bach side-bar ofbraced bybeing clipped Ato the brace rod 20',-

'of the frame 1vby means of a clip 21, or by other suitable means.Secured lto the lower Y end of this bar 19 is a suitablelgrooved idleroo bracket 24 secured to the bar 19 and extending rearwardly therefrom,as shown. These yidlers 22 and 23 are located in the path of thesprocket chain 27, and are designed for the purpose of carrying saidchain, and also for the purpose of preventing it running 0H the sprocketwheels 26 and 18, when'the plane ofthe chain is changed from ahorizontal to a vertical one, and yvice versa, as will be evident.

It is evident that instead of employing the l particular chain andsprocket. mechanism herein shown for operating the cuttera rod and gearsmay beused, as may also a combined chain and sprocket and train offlogears. It is also evident that the cutting y edges of the cutter-disksmay be either plain,.- corrugated, or sawltoot-hed, although they areshown in the drawing as plain.v It is also evident that the cuttingmechanism may 110 be similar to those used 1n mowing-mac'lunes, andlawn-mowers, it so desired.

andy 23- is a similar idler mounted on a 9e disks, l

ting mechanism when raised, is hei/ ia elevated position by the sa-n'iemeans as are the digger-hars @as evident.

Having' thus fully described our invention, what We daim is-f l. Amachine tori/topping land digging beets,hav1ng 1n combinationirame,shove1- f bars terminating in diggers, means for rais y ends,cutters jo'urnaied on saidarms and I ing and lowering/the shovehbars,rear- Wai-diy extending VA hars pivoted to the frame and provided wiforired ends, a jvoke having its arms passing through said forkedoperative between the forks, and .means for raising and lowering thecutters.

Loeneae 2, machine for topping andi/,digging beets, having incombination therewith shovel-bars terminating in diggers, rearwardlyextending bars pivoted to the frame and having their rear emile forked,beet top'- ping mechanismsoarried by Said hars, means connecting saidtopping mechanisms With the wheels of the machine, wherebyT said topiping mechanism is operated from said Wheels, Aand means for raising andlowering said topping mechanism and. said diggerhars, and holding thesame in raised position.

In testimony Whereoi.l We have afixed our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

ROY E. FOWLER. EDGAR L, VERMLYA. XVitnesses:

JOHN J. LEHMANN, FRANK LEHMANN.

